We love customer reviews, they help other people so much especially with their choice of bases. Mr W has a cracking solution for our Jos Corner Log Cabin (named after my wife) This is his review word for word:
The order process was easy and very efficient. The money wasn’t taken until the week of the delivery.
Delivery
When I ordered the Log Cabin I didn’t realised it was coming all the way from Holland on a massive lorry. The driver / delivery man was very nice and parked at the end of our road and used his forklift truck to deliver the 10 foot pallet onto the drive with accurate precision.
Unpacking/Instructions
My aim was to move all the parts from the drive to the back garden as quickly as possible…..This was a job in itself there was a lot more than I thought after unpacking everything. And it took a few journeys back and forth. Not one piece was damaged and was all packaged very well.
Building
I decided to construct a wooden foundation to build the cabin on, as I wanted it to be slightly off the ground and didn’t want the expense and hassle of laying a concrete foundation. So after a lot of consideration I decided to use concrete blocks on a 2 inch bed of hardcore, each cut into the ground and levelled to each other. I then constructed with 100mm x 47mm timber. These laid on their side as we thought the step into the cabin would be to high. I added more concrete blocks than originally planned to take up any flex. I then lifted the whole structure up and laid a damp proof membrane on top of the blocks. Each block had a damp course strip added to make sure the membrane didn’t tear.
This whole foundation structure was constructed as per Tuin’s emailed dimensions. The very minimum the base must be is 2.3m x 2.3m. I recommend creating a square and then cutting off the corner once the building is installed. This I did.
Base foundation done.
Once the foundation is done the walls all lock together and the building seems to go up in no time.
The windows and doors are floating and just drop in place and then you build the remaining logs around them.
As the cabin was to be built right into a corner with no access, once built to the back, I painted all the logs before building.
Painting
The blue base membrane at the bottom of the cabin in this picture has now been covered with some of the waste packaging, and painted. The dense foundation blocks are going to be covered with slate chippings.
The Cuprinol paint covers and goes on extremely well, the end product only needed two coats and looks amazing.
Caught in the act!!
On top of the timber base I added the floor timbers laid in the opposite direction as the base timbers, I then added 50mm Jablite in between the joists then floorboards on top.
I plan to do a similar thing to insulate the roof adding a breathable membrane first then Jablite and then plasterboard, the walls will have a similar job done small stud wall frame not fixed to the timbers, then run the electric cable through timber, Jablite between them then plasterboard on top.
Finished Product
Painted in Cuprinol shades willow and antique cream around the door and window frames.
Lots of other work has also been done around the rest of the garden over the last couple of weeks, so haven’t finished the inside off yet but hope to get it all done asap.
And as this is somewhere to do work from home we have a name for it part shed, part office…
Overall, I am extremely happy with Tuin, the whole experience and end product. Thank you for my Jos Corner Log Cabin.
Cheers Steve W
Mr W, thank you for taking the time to write this. For customers, seeing the install and the base options helps greatly. I encourage everyone to install themselves and your review I’m sure will inspire others.
I hope you enjoy the gifts we sent you and if you need anything else in the future please email me and I will offer you a nice discount.
For all Customer pictorial reviews please see this page: Tuin Customer Blog Reviews
SoundS like a great customer relations experience on both sides. Great reading.